This year, we started our Thanksgiving Day with a little morning run. Gianni and mom ran a 5K and Carmen and daddy did the 1 mile fun run. The kids thought it was so cool to have numbers on their bellies. And....guess who showed up at the race???? NONNA!!! She finally came! She was there to cheer us on as we crossed the finish line. We spent Thanksgiving Day with my parents. On Friday, they took the kids for the evening and treated them to dinner and a movie. They bought them MP3 players so that they are prepared for the next run. My mom surprised me with a waffle maker and new crock pot (jumbo size). Still haven't used them yet. My plan is to bust them both out next weekend. On Saturday we went for pedicures with Nonna and out to the Cheesecake Factory for a final goodbye dinner. We have to wait until Christmas to have a longer visit.
The day after Thanksgiving, our elf George showed up! The first night he was under the Christmas tree playing Candy Land with Barbie! Gianni made him a necklace and the next morning he showed his appreciation by wearing the necklace and by saying thank you.
This weekend was not as crazy busy as weekends in the past. On Friday, I went out with some friends and then met Abel and the kids at the school for an evening of stories under the stars. On Saturday we did all of our chores (laundry, cleaning, errands, Christmas cards). We then joined Papa for dinner and a night at the Goodyear Ballpark for a Winter Festival. It had rides, games with prizes, slides, and snow! The kids had a blast and ended the night with hot chocolate and donuts!
Today we watched the Cardinals lose - AGAIN! It's getting so frustrating but we do our best to cheer them on. We ended the night with two hours of play time outside and a family movie. As I sit here tonight with a list of presents to still buy and holiday things to get done, at first I felt like there was no way I could just hang with the kids today, but looking at their cute little faces reminds me that they are what the holidays are all about. It will all get done....just not today!
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